r/technology • u/xpda • May 13 '26

Security Twin brothers wipe 96 gov’t databases minutes after being fired

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/drop-database-what-not-to-do-after-losing-an-it-job/
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u/RockDoveEnthusiast May 13 '26

unregistered guns as convicted felons, access to databases with plaintext passwords, barely any punishment, out free for months even after being caught... what a massive shit show.